Remember, even the best GPS navigation system never replace the human experience
I found that the by purchasing a led marine navigation lights could be a quick, cheap and convenient way to solve a problem of lack of navigation lights at all or in a case of replacement these. I have noted many times that Safety First when you are sailing on any size of the boat. Navigation equipment like GPS, radar,…
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Before my expected rest in hotels of Lowestoft, I have to make the final sea trip across the North Sea. Our Jeanneau Prestige 36 power boat was on the way to cross the North Sea for final stage to Lowestoft, United Kingdom. Calculated distance about 120 nautical miles. The weather forecast for next 8 to 12 hours was promising pleasant…
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So we are underway to the Den Helder The Netherlands. It is home to the country’s main naval base and in any other way a great place to be. Calculated distance and ETA to „Koninklijke Marine Jacht Club“ is 145 nautical miles. After first twenty glorious flying mode sailing, I slowed down to about 15 knots. I expected busy fishing…
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I decided to resume Kiel Canal transit very early in the morning but had to cancel departure from friendly marina’s company. Dense fog covered navigation fairway, so, in any case, no pleasure craft movement as stated in Kiel Canal Pleasure Craft Instruction. Had breakfast, rechecked fuel calculations and assume that not needed to refueling here, smarter will take fuel in…
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Now my marine voyage entering in more exciting, inshore sailing and busy ship traffic area. We are leaving wonderful short stay in Leba. Say goodbye to Polish Border Guards and full steam towards Stralsund in Germany. Leba- Stralsund. Calculated distance 164 nautical miles ETA (expected the time of arrival) next morning after 8 a.m. to fit in Stralsund Gas Station…
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Product: iTrack 2.0 GSM GPRS GPS Portable Tracker Price: The manufacturer: ElectroFlipp LLC, USA Cheapest place to Buy: Amazon.com Dimensions and Weight: 4 x 3 x 2 inches/1 pounds Guarantee: One year My Rating: 8.5 out of 10 ______________________________________________________________ More and more people are looking for GPS tracker for boats and another vehicle to sleep sweet and live more peacefully. GPS…
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After I had resumed surfing browsers for marine or nautical software for laptop and other personal use electronic devices, I decided to stop it for a while. I do not want it forever, but there are so many offers in this market as has got stuck and confused a little bit. To refresh my memory, I decided to check what…
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Marine traffic control in sea ports and high-density ships movement areas is the main task for Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS). What actually those guys, sometimes even girls, are doing in their hi-tech VTS Towers? As I mentioned in About Me page, my job is closely related to ships, harbor and other marine related spheres. I am one of those guys…
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